BRUSSELS (AP) — In just one speech by U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth this week, the most powerful member of NATO has thrown the world’s biggest military alliance into disarray, raising troubling questions about America’s commitment to European security.

Hegseth told almost 50 of Ukraine ’s Western backers on Wednesday that he had joined their meeting “to directly and unambiguously express that stark strategic realities prevent the United States of America from being primarily focused on the security of Europe.”

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[–] sunzu2@thebrainbin.org 11 points 4 months ago (3 children)

EU has been told since at least Obama to step up...

Germany is still slacking...

Ukraine is so fucked but Ukraine is EU issue first, so EU should be the leader in handling it.

This behavior enabled Trump and his acolytes to do this. He is able to explain to his base that EU doesn't carry its own weight which is objectively true. Maybe EU and Germany specifically would finally take a hint.

[–] Jackinopolis@sh.itjust.works 5 points 4 months ago

They're still improving at least. There are ~3x as many nations meeting the 2% spending requirement over a decade ago. Here's hoping it continues and can supplant aid to Ukraine plus fight any other claims over NATO members in the very near future.

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